Misool Eco Foundation April Newsletter
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Welcome to Misool Foundation’s Quarterly Newsletter. This quarter: Misool Foundation is eight! Misool Manta Project: What we learned about Misool’s reef mantas in 2018 Together we... Read More →
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Sawandarek Jetty: New dive site by Carlo Calderaro
Administrator’s note: Many boats and some land based resorts already dive this wonderful Dampier Strait site but up until now it has not been listed on the website. A huge thanks goes to... Read More →
Two New Trimma (dwarfgoby) species discovered & named for BHS Conservationists by Dr. Mark Erdmann
I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of two new species of coral dwarfgoby, Trimma putrai and Trimma meityae, that honor the career contributions of Ketut Sarjana Putra and Meity... Read More →
Tanya Burnett goes to the BHS…again and again by Tanya Burnett
Administrator’s note: Tanya Burnett has been visiting Raja since the “early” years and she just keeps going back again and again. Why?…keep scrolling! Tanya is a... Read More →
Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity
We recently attended a show curated by the Whatcom Museum (a small county museum in Washington state) titled; Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity. Our primary reason... Read More →
“Abam” (Abraham) Sianipar: A Profile of CI’s Elasmobranch Conservation Management Specialist by Susan Vulpas
This is the third post in the series, introducing the “team” charged with conservation in the BHS. These are the unsung heroes that you and the Bird’s Head Seascape depend on! Meet Abam... Read More →
An “Old Salt” explains why he keeps returning to the Bird’s Head by Bryan Moseley
I first visited Raja Ampat in 2005 on a liveaboard and was amazed by the sheer diversity of marine life from the very small to the very large. I’ve since returned five times and have always had... Read More →
“Nus’s First Time!”
I have known Nus for over twenty years but until recently he had never been to the Bird’s Head. I think you will agree Nus knows how to capture an image! Nus Lobbu, aka “Nus”,... Read More →
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Dr. Mark Erdmann, the BHS’s prime motivator: An Underwater Tribe Podcast
Dr. Mark Erdmann is the Vice President of Asia Pacific Marine Programs with Conservation International. He has lived and worked in Indonesia and the Indo Pacific for more than 25 years. He is one... Read More →
Ecotourism in Raja Ampat—Defender or Destroyer of the World’s Richest Reefs? by Chloe King
Ecotourism in Raja Ampat—Defender or Destroyer of the World’s Richest Reefs? by Chloe King Tourism is threatening Raja Ampat. On March 4, 2017, a British cruise ship ran aground on a coral reef... Read More →